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Antique Hanging Bell

This antique brass bell was probably used ceremonially in either a temple or a puja room, though considering the rooster ornament, we personally like to imagine it was the wake-up call for a bunch of bleary-eyed priests.

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One of the more famous temples in and around Mumbai is Walkeshwar
Temple, which sits on the highest point of the city, near the tony neighborhood
of Malabar Hill. Dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, legend holds that ...
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One of the more famous temples in and around Mumbai is Walkeshwar
Temple, which sits on the highest point of the city, near the tony neighborhood
of Malabar Hill. Dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, legend holds that the
ever-heroic Lord Rama, in hot pursuit of Ravanna, the demon king who’d
kidnapped his wife, paused at this spot to construct a “linga of
sand”—essentially an idol that represented the great Shiva, to whom Lord Rama
prayed for help. The name “Walkeshwar” comes from the Sanskrit “Valuka Iswar,”
which literally translates to “idol made of sand."

Legend also holds that while he was waiting for help to arrive, Rama grew thirsty and shot an arrow into the
ground, from which fresh water sprang. Though actually a subterranean
spring, for a long time it was believed that Rama’s magic arrow “brought the
Ganges”—and so the tank constructed to contain the water in 1127 was called the
“Banganga Tank”— “baan” meaning “arrow,” and "ganga" standing in for "Ganges." The Tank, which has shown up in many a
Bollywood film, is the oldest standing structure in Mumbai.
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